Monday, April 30, 2012
Readers, what questions should Patch ask candidates for California's new 66th Assembly District, which covers the South Bay?
Patch will be querying the candidates vying for the 66th Assembly District as the June 5 primary election campaigns shift into high gear. There is no incumbent for this race, as Assemblywoman Betsy Butler, who represents the current 53rd district that covers much of the area, has decided to run for the new seat in the 50th Assembly District. We'll be gathering biographical information and presenting the candidates with a questionnaire to help voters understand where they stand on the issues. The 66th Assembly District was redrawn to reflect population changes reported in the 2010 U.S. Census and covers most of the South Bay cities, including Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and the cities of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. We're …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
What would you like Patch to ask the candidates running for the 33rd Congressional District seat, which includes Santa Monica, Venice, the Beach Cities, Beverly Hills, Palos Verdes, Brentwood, Westwood and the Pacific Palisades.
Patch will be querying the candidates vying for the 33rd Congressional District as the June 5 primary election campaigns shift into high gear. Rep. Henry Waxman, a staunchly Democratic candidate who has served in Congress since 1975, is the front-runner and earlier this month reported having more than six times as much cash to spend then his next opponent ahead of the primary. We'll be gathering biographical information and presenting the candidates with a questionnaire to help voters understand where they stand on the issues. The 33rd Congressional District was redrawn to reflect population changes reported in the 2010 U.S. Census and now includes Beverly Hills, cuts east to Malibu and then stretches south down the coast and includes …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Democrat Al Muratsuchi and Republicans Craig Huey and Nathan Mintz are running to represent the South Bay in the newly created 66th Assembly District.
The race for the newly created 66th Assembly District is heating up, with all three candidates raking in donations. Republicans Craig Huey and Nathan Mintz, as well as Democrat Al Muratsuchi, are seeking to represent the district, which includes the Palos Verdes Peninsula, the Beach Cities and Torrance. Of the three candidates, Muratsuchi—a prosecutor and member of the Torrance Board of Education—has the most cash on hand, with $171,132.76, according to data from the California Secretary of State. He is followed by Palos Verdes businessman Huey with $73,281.13 and aerospace engineer Mintz with $27,053.04 cash on hand. During the filing period between Jan. 1 and March 22—including some late filings—Muratsuchi brought in $133,494 in total …
Monday, April 16, 2012
Rep. Henry Waxman reported having more than six times as much cash on hand as his next opponent in the election for the 33rd Congressional District.
Rep. Henry Waxman, a staunchly Democratic candidate who has served in Congress since 1975, has more than six times as much cash to spend then his next opponent ahead of the June 5 primary election for the 33rd Congressional District, according to figures released Monday by the Federal Election Commission. Waxman reported having $985,577 cash on hand at the end of the April 15 quarterly filing period, which dwarfed that of the second-leading fundraiser Steve Collett, a Libertarian, who reported cash on hand of $147,229. The reporting period covered contributions made from Jan. 1 through March 31. A total of eight candidates were certified to compete in the June primary election, but only four candidates filed their April quarterly report. …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The eight candidates include veteran congressman Henry Waxman, attorneys and businessmen. The top two vote-getters in the June primary will advance to the general election in November.
Henry Waxman, a long-serving Democratic representative, will go up against seven other candidates in the race to represent much of the Westside, South Bay and Malibu area in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2013. The California Secretary of State released the certified candidates list for the June 5 primary Thursday evening. The field includes candidates from across the newly carved out 33rd district for the U.S. House, the boundaries for which changed dramatically this summer based on 2010 Census data. Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes and the northern part of the district that included slivers of Marina del Rey and Venice has been drawn into a largely coastal district that will now also include Calabasas, …
Tom F.
9:59 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
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